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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Southern Nazarene couldn't produce the magic it had at last year's Great American Conference Championships title game as it fell in the 2016 version to the same team that knocked them out last year.
 
The Crimson Storm's season came to a close to East Central who downed SNU (2-11) for the second straight year in the GAC Championships. Southern Nazarene went down 2-0 early after Dragana Samardzic and Judit Mas lost 8-3 at No. 2 doubles while Paulina Obreque and Taylor Sullivan lost 8-0 at No. 3.
 
Noelia Gomez and Polina Chala though kept from being a straight sweep in doubles as they closed out their year at 7-6 at No. 1 doubles with an 8-6 win.
 
The Tigers though made quick work of the Storm by picking up straight set wins at Nos. 6, 5 and 3. Kylie Lang lost 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 before Mas lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Obreque also lost 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3.
 
SNU was leading in the other three matches, but wouldn't have been able to catch ECU. Chala won the first set at No. 1, 6-3, and was leading 3-2 in the second before it was called. Gomez also won her first set at No. 2 6-4 and was up 3-2 in the second. Samardzic nearly completed her match at No. 4 after winning the first 6-1 and was up 5-2.
 
The Crimson Storm close the year at 2-11.